more succulent plant stuff
Posted 03-16-2011 at 07:21 PM by tinypixiexoxo
My first batch of new succulents have arrived and they are gorgeous! I bought 2 Burro's tails, since my current burros tail is on it's last leg and does not look healthy. The two new ones are swollen with much bigger beads and much more resilient to being moved or bumped. In fact, the arms where the beads are attached are the same color and consistency as the beads. The old burros tail I have has stick looking arms that are apparently dehydrated and wilting. it is a sad sight. But a happier sight to see my two new ones in their pot!
I got two other sedum succulents that are known to be fast growers and are good for community pots, so I put those in with my haworthia muticas and haworthia tortuosa tortella so they will fill in the space in between.
I had to take out my two aloe variegata's because they are going to explode this spring and will need their own space.. one has already boomed because it has 4 offshoots growing around it. I could cut them off and start new plants, but with 8 more plants on the way, I think it's best I wait.
I also separated my 8 baby ponytail palm bulbs so that they can mature healthily and not die being stuck to each other.. Some are doing very well but others came off with almost no root, and I don't know where to buy root hormone! Plus with all the re-potting, I worry that some need to just be left alone.
That's the name of the game with succulent plants though- since the very nature of them is to retain water, they need little caring for. The differences are in how much light exposure, how often to water, and how much space they need. I hope that by this time next year, my beautiful succulents will bloom. I think being transplanted this spring will prevent them from blooming.
I got two other sedum succulents that are known to be fast growers and are good for community pots, so I put those in with my haworthia muticas and haworthia tortuosa tortella so they will fill in the space in between.
I had to take out my two aloe variegata's because they are going to explode this spring and will need their own space.. one has already boomed because it has 4 offshoots growing around it. I could cut them off and start new plants, but with 8 more plants on the way, I think it's best I wait.
I also separated my 8 baby ponytail palm bulbs so that they can mature healthily and not die being stuck to each other.. Some are doing very well but others came off with almost no root, and I don't know where to buy root hormone! Plus with all the re-potting, I worry that some need to just be left alone.
That's the name of the game with succulent plants though- since the very nature of them is to retain water, they need little caring for. The differences are in how much light exposure, how often to water, and how much space they need. I hope that by this time next year, my beautiful succulents will bloom. I think being transplanted this spring will prevent them from blooming.
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